Looking for a biscuit recipe...

[Nicho1]

Here's one from a friend. It's the best ever!

Pre-heat oven to 465

2 cups unbleached flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 TBSP sugar
1 tsp sale

Cut in 3 TBSP shortening or lard

Add 1+ cup buttermilk. (Add slowly; could be more or less)

Cut biscuits with cutter or mouth of jar. Place in cast iron skillet with sides of biscuits touching. Top each biscuit with lump of butter (1/4 tsp or so)

Bake for 15 minutes.

If not using buttermilk, us 2 1/2 tsp baking powder instead of soda and powder.

Don't work the dough much. Just mix, place on floured surface, roll out and cut. Biscuits should be at least 1/2" thick when cutting.

If you give this a try, let me know your results. We're just crazy about it!

[liteluvr]

Here's one from a friend. It's the best ever!

Pre-heat oven to 465

2 cups unbleached flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 TBSP sugar
1 tsp sale

Cut in 3 TBSP shortening or lard

Add 1+ cup buttermilk. (Add slowly; could be more or less)

Cut biscuits with cutter or mouth of jar. Place in cast iron skillet with sides of biscuits touching. Top each biscuit with lump of butter (1/4 tsp or so)

Bake for 15 minutes.

If not using buttermilk, us 2 1/2 tsp baking powder instead of soda and powder.

Don't work the dough much. Just mix, place on floured surface, roll out and cut. Biscuits should be at least 1/2" thick when cutting.

If you give this a try, let me know your results. We're just crazy about it!

I got one from the King Arthur site that looks good, so I think I'll do this one and that one this weekend and try them both out.

Lycan, DW has an Amazon Prime account, so I'll get her to check that book out and give it a look.
Barb, not familiar with angel biscuits.... have to look those up.

Thanks for the replies, gang.

[deuteronomy67]

I don't have the kind of recipe you're looking for, BUT I'd venture to say that you probably want a recipe with a high fat content. From my understanding, it's the fat that makes all those lovely layers...worth experimenting with if you have the time.

[psychgirl]

I don't have the kind of recipe you're looking for, BUT I'd venture to say that you probably want a recipe with a high fat content. From my understanding, it's the fat that makes all those lovely layers...worth experimenting with if you have the time.

I think you're right. The layers even look buttery when you pull them apart. Probably a bunch of scary chemicals does that and we just don't need to know right now, do we? Lol...

[grower]

Here's my biscuit recipe:

3 cups self-rising flour (King Arthur is best)
1 stick cold butter
1 cup (more or less) milk

Pre-heat oven to 500F.
Sift flour into large bowl.
Grate butter into flour (or cut it with a heavy fork) -- there will be small lumps, but that's okay.
Stir in milk. Stir thoroughly with fork until only slightly sticky. If it's too dry to press into a ball, add a little more milk. If it's too sticky to work, add a little flour.
Flour a flat surface (counter top or table). Roll or press the dough out, to about 1 inch thick. Cut with a biscuit cutter or a glass dipped in flour. Place biscuits on cookie tin, not touching each other. Put in oven, and turn heat down to 450 or 425. Bake until golden brown on top (10-15 minutes). Slice and butter. Makes about a dozen.

[Taz]

I make biscuits from scratch all the time. But hubby also likes those layered biscuits. What would happen if you rolled out the dough to 1/4 inch and cut that then layered 3 or 4 layers together before baking? Guess I will have to try it. lol
Maybe put a dash of butter between layers?
Taz

[Limner]

I want a set of these! Evidently if you use a sharp biscuit cutter, your biscuits raise higher!

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/...ters-round-set

[grower]

I want a set of these! Evidently if you use a sharp biscuit cutter, your biscuits raise higher!

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/...ters-round-set

I think that's true! Last night, my daughter made biscuits, and she uses biscuit cutters, and I noticed how nice and tall her biscuits stood! Wow...learn something new every day!

Hey, look what I found at the link:
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/...ers-square-set

Apparently, you can make square biscuits, too!

[Dahlia]

Yes, sadly, it is the "fat" that makes those yummy lovely layers! I'm going to try these biscuits today!

[heiwa]

And do use buttermilk if you have the option. It makes a better flavored and lighter biscuit.